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A crowdfunding campaign that purports to be raising money for the #Georgia State Election Board has received more than $6,000 in donations. The page claims that private donations are needed because Gov. Brian #Kemp "defunded" the Board.
I asked the Board's chair for comment
The State Election Board's chairman, John Fervier, told me via email that the Board has no association with any outside group raising funds on its behalf.
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#GEORGIA Dems are unlikely to flip control of their state legislature, but they can make gains...and boosting local Dem turnout also helps with statewide turnout, vitally important in swing states. Donate DIRECTLY today. #Blue24
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A new #Georgia #election rule violates the #law, experts say, because it asserts that county officials have the discretion to delay election certification — even though more than a century of state case law and judicial #history says otherwise.
#News #Government #Politics #GOP #election2024 #2024Election #Voting #Democracy
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-election-rule-violates-state-law-experts-say
Georgia’s New Elections Rule Violates State Law, Experts Say
The rule, which was pushed by nationally prominent election deniers, only changed in minor ways between being voted down in May and approved in August. Those adjustments made it even less compliant with existing law, experts say.ProPublica
I saw this first on #Threads, but if you live in a #GOP controlled state like me, verify EVERYDAY if you are registered to vote 🗳️!
👉🏾 #Texas Removes Over 1 Million Voters from Rolls Since Passage of Anti-Voting Law https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-removes-over-1-million-voters-from-rolls-since-passage-of-anti-voting-law/
👉🏾 Saw this on: https://www.threads.net/@barbaraj.sobel/post/C_JDff5pno9/
#Republicans are purging voter rolls in #Georgia & attempting to do the same for #NorthCarolina.
Texas Removes Over 1 Million Voters from Rolls Since Passage of Anti-Voting Law - Democracy Docket
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Monday the state has removed over one million people from its voter rolls since 2021.Democracy Docket
Georgia Election Officials Ask State Board To Stop Making Last-Minute Rule Changes - Democracy Docket
With less than 11 weeks until the presidential election, Georgia county officials are asking the State Election Board to stop passing drastic rule changes affecting election administration.Democracy Docket
US Voters Abroad from #Georgia :
This is the illegal #MAGA #BS you are up against.
No time to complain, be righteously indignant, or play the victim.
ONLY ONE sane response to this: head over to http://VoteFromAbroad.org NOW, #REGISTER to #VOTE, and request your #ballot.
Do that, and you'll complete the process via the SECURE federal system. You won't have to worry about being removed illegally at the state level by zombies.
#HarrisWalz2024 #USPolitics @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews #GA
Via Anna Bower:
In an official opinion issued today, #Georgia attorney general Chris Carr says the State Election Board is not empowered to direct his office to reinvestigate the 2020 presidential recount in Fulton County.
Read the opinion: https://law.georgia.gov/document/document/081924-ag-office-official-opinion-seb-chairmanpdf/download
#Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia’s Election Results
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On Monday, the GOP-controlled State Election Board is poised to adopt the rule, which would potentially allow county officials, including one who secretly backed the rule, to throw the election results of the swing state into chaos this fall.
#News #Georgia #2024Election #Voting #Politics #Government #Law
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-election-board-vote-certification
Via Anna Bower:
Fmr chair of Fulton County elections bd filed ethics complaint against 3 Trump-backed members of #Georgia State Election Bd, alleging that they "knowingly & willfully violated state law" in pursuing election rule changes
https://documentcloud.org/documents/25048992-seb-ethics-complaint-c-woolard
Complaint alleges 3 MAGA-aligned state election bd members—Rick Jeffares, Janice Johnston, Janelle King—not fulfilling their duties as election officials & that their actions instead appear to "advance their own political preferences"
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/pro-voting-groups-sue-over-georgia-law-making-it-easier-to-challenge-voter-eligibility/
Pro-Voting Groups Sue Over Georgia Law Making It Easier to Challenge Voter Eligibility - Democracy Docket
Stay informed with breaking news updates about voting rights, democracy reform, litigation and legislation.Democracy Docket
#Vote Stop the #Georgia Voter Cancellation Portal
Take a simple copy and paste action to ask the DOJ to investigate.
(https://www.takeaction.network/xactions/36362?tanref=XI)
DEADLINE: Aug 25 • 8:00am
Georgia election officials now are encouraging people to use a state website to cancel voter registrations.
Georgia Election Board Passes Rule That Could Delay Election Certification - Democracy Docket
The Georgia Elections Board passed a new rule with a 3-2 vote on Tuesday that could delay election certification and give board members more discretion to investigate elections.Democracy Docket
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/georgia-elections-board-passes-rule-that-could-delay-election-certification/
Georgia Election Board Passes Rule That Could Delay Election Certification - Democracy Docket
The Georgia Elections Board passed a new rule with a 3-2 vote on Tuesday that could delay election certification and give board members more discretion to investigate elections.Democracy Docket
In picking #Minnesota Gov. #TimWalz, MVP #KamalaHarris has selected an experienced politician w/executive governing experience & signaled the importance of Midwestern battleground states such as Wisconsin & Michigan.
#Walz is scheduled to appear w/ #Harris in coming days in each of the 7 most competitive states — #Pennsylvania, #Wisconsin, #Michigan, #NorthCarolina, #Georgia, #Arizona & #Nevada.
NEW: #Cybersecurity Researcher Discovers Yet Another Flaw in Georgia’s #Voter Cancellation Portal
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The flaw would have allowed anyone to submit a voter registration cancellation request for any Georgian using their name, date of birth and county of residence — information that is easily discoverable online.
#News #Government #election2024 #Election #Voting #Georgia #Politics #Tech
https://www.propublica.org/article/cybersecurity-expert-finds-another-flaw-in-georgia-voter-portal
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s and Brad Raffensperger’s #Voter Registrations Targeted in Georgia’s New Online Portal
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Days after #Georgia #Democrats warned that the state’s new online portal for canceling voter registrations could be abused, officials have confirmed misuse attempts — including efforts to cancel the registrations of prominent #Republicans.
#News #Voting #election2024 #Election #Politics #Government
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-voter-registration-cancellation-portal-mtg-raffensperger
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s and Brad Raffensperger’s Voter Registrations Targeted in Georgia’s New Online Portal
Days after Georgia Democrats warned that the state’s new online portal for canceling voter registrations could be abused, officials have confirmed misuse attempts — including efforts to cancel the registrations of prominent Republicans.ProPublica
